---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 U.S.C. § 2872"
title: "10"
title_heading: "Armed Forces"
number: "2872"
heading: "General authority"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/10/2872"
units:
  - "Subtitle A — General Military Law"
  - "Part IV — Service, Supply, and Property"
  - "Chapter 169 — Military Construction and Military Family Housing"
  - "Subchapter IV — Alternative Authority for Acquisition and Improvement of Military Housing"
---

# §2872. General authority


In addition to any other authority provided under this chapter for the acquisition or [construction](/usc/10/2871.md?p=3) of [military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) family housing or [military unaccompanied housing](/usc/10/2871.md?p=11), the [Secretary concerned](/usc/10/2801.md?p=c-5) may exercise any authority or any combination of authorities provided under this subchapter in order to provide for the acquisition or [construction](/usc/10/2871.md?p=3) by [eligible entities](/usc/10/2871.md?p=5) of the following:

- (1) Family [housing units](/usc/10/2871.md?p=8) on or near [military installations](/usc/10/2801.md?p=c-4) within the [United States](/usc/10/2871.md?p=13) and its territories and [possessions](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-3), including such units for civilian employees of the [Department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) of Defense and defense contractors.
- (2) [Military unaccompanied housing](/usc/10/2871.md?p=11) units on or near such [military installations](/usc/10/2801.md?p=c-4).

## Source credit

(Added Pub. L. 104–106, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2801(a)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 545; amended Pub. L. 106–65, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2803(b), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 849; Pub. L. 119–60, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2821(b), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1304.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2025—Par. (1). Pub. L. 119–60 substituted inserted “, including such units for civilian employees of the Department of Defense and defense contractors” before period at end.

1999—Pub. L. 106–65 substituted “eligible entities” for “private persons” in introductory provisions.